FOURTH GENERATION

Schuenemann Family Crest

12. Carl August SCHUENEMANN was born on 7 Feb 1836 in Province Pommern, Germany.¹² He was a Baker between 1858 and 1883 in Germany.¹²  Doris Lee Schuenemann said her Grandfather was a Baker, "He owned a bakery in Germany."  He was a farmer between 1883 and 1915 in Texas.  He emigrated on 8 Sep 1883 from Province Pommern, Germany¹² to Galveston, TX aboard the "Weser" departing from Bremen, Germany.  He arrived at the port of Galveston, TX on or about 29 Sep 1883.¹²    
When a hurricane hit the coast of Texas between 19 Aug 1886 and 20 Aug 1886 he was living in Goliad Co., TX.  Carl's first wife was killed in that storm.

  Carl (Karl) Schueneman and family were living before 1915 in Nordheim, DeWitt Co., TX.  His obituary mentioned that he was living in Nordheim "up until a short time before his death."  He died on 25 Dec 1915 in Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹²  He was buried on 26 Dec 1915 in St. Andrew's Lutheran Cemetery, Weesatche, Goliad, TX.¹¹  Rev. Walters was the pastor at the funeral services. His obituary was published on 6 Jan 1916 in Yorktown, DeWitt Co., TX.¹¹
    He was also known as Charles A. Schuenemann.  The marriage license of Carl Schuenemann and Wilhelmina Waltersdorf (widow) listed him as Charles A.  He was also known as Carl.¹¹  He was a member of the Lutheran Church  in Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹¹  It would appear from records of churches, i. e., register of Wilhelmina (Mina) Latinsky Waltersdorf Schueneman's death record in St. Paul's Church and then later his third marriage recorded in St. Andrew's Lutheran Church,  that he was a member of the Lutheran church.

    Carl Schuenemann always had a great desire to travel, so in the year of 1883, he sailed to America with his wife, Hermina Kluge and six children. They landed at the Port of Galveston on or about Sept 8, 1883. (From Herman Gustav Schuenemann's "Declaration of Intent" to become a citizen, the date of arrival is shown to be about Sept 29, 1883.)

    The middle name of August comes from the register at St. Paul's Lutheran Church when he married his third wife, name shown as Karl Aug. Schueneman.  The Schueneman name is shown as Sch�nemann on the early papers.  He was married to Beulah Wilhelmina Latinsky on 5 Dec 1888 in St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹²  They obtained a marriage license on 3 Dec 1888 in Dewitt Co., TX.¹²  Notes by Patsy Hand.

13. Beulah Wilhelmina LATINSKY was born on 29 Jul 1848 in Germany.¹ Birth date is from the death register of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Yorktown.  She died on 17 Nov 1899 in Dewitt Co., TX.¹¹  Death date is from register at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Yorktown, TX.
     A picture of on Minna Schuenemann's tombstone was in "Grandma's box of pictures" and when I scanned and enlarged the picture on screen and/or look at under a magnifing glass I can read the stone including the dates.  She was buried after 17 Nov 1899 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Yorktown, DeWitt Co., TX.

    Picture of tombstone found in Grandma's box of Pictures. Under a magnifing glass I read:
Hier Ruht
Die Mutter
Der Geschwister
Waltersdorf
Frau W. Schuenemann
Geb 29 Jul 1848
Gest 17 Nov 1899
Ruhe Sanet (I am not sure about this last line.)  

She was called Mina.¹² The name Mina was on the marriage license.
(These notes from Patsy Hand.)

Children were:

6 i. Gustav John SCHUENEMANN.
ii. Otto Frederich Carl SCHUENEMANN was born on 4 Jan 1892 in Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹¹ He was living on 6 Jan 1916 in Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹¹ He was occupied by the American Railway Express Co. between 1921 and 1951 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.²²  He was buried after 17Jan 1951 in Woodlawn Garden of Memories, Houston, Harris Co., TX.²²  He died on 17 Jan 1951 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.²²
iii. Alfred William SCHUENEMANN was born on 20 Jan 1894 in Weesatche, Goliad Co., TX.¹¹  He was baptized on 7 Apr 1894 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Yorktown, DeWitt Co., TX.¹¹  He was living on 6 Jan 1916 in Cuero, DeWitt Co., TX.¹¹   He was buried after 19 Jan 1964 in Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX.¹¹  He died on 19 Jan 1964 in Texas.¹¹  He was a Printsetter at the Deutsche Runshaw.  He was also a Printsetter for the Cuero Record.  He was also known as Wilhelm Alfred Schuenemann.¹¹  A Newspaper article from the Yorktown paper on G. J. Schueneman's (my Grandfather) death, stated G. J. Schueneman was "a brother A. W. Schueneman, Cuero Record employee."

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